25140-Longtin, Krista

Krista J. Longtin, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development

Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Associate Professor, Communication Studies, School of Liberal Arts

Vice Chair for Communication &amp

Facutly Development, Obstetrics &amp

Gynecology

Phone
(317) 278-2840
Address
CA 307D
COMM
IN
Indianapolis, IN
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Bio

Dr. Krista Longtin is an Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development at the Indiana University School of Medicine, where she leads health communication training programs for IU’s over 4,000 faculty, medical students, residents, and graduate students. Krista is dually appointed as an associate professor in the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Communication. Her research focuses on communication education and faculty development in the sciences and health professions. Krista is the co-editor for the Public Library of Science’s Science Communication blog and leads a graduate minor in Communicating Science at IUPUI. She has served as a consultant on communication and education projects for national and international organizations including the Indiana State Department of Health and the European Science Media Hub.

In 2016, Krista was highlighted by the Indianapolis Business Journal as one of their Forty Under 40 young professionals to watch for her work using improvisational theater to teach physicians and scientists to communicate more effectively. Prior to earning her graduate degrees, Krista worked for Indiana Public Radio and The Weather Channel. She keeps her broadcaster voice alive by serving as the co-host of “Intersections,” a weekly public radio show where art and science meet.

Krista is not a native Hoosier, but she did the tour of Indiana schools, earning a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University, a master’s from Purdue University, and a PhD from Indiana University. An award-winning educator and researcher, Krista’s work has been published in Communication Education, Academic Medicine, and the Journal of Faculty Development. 

Key Publications

1.  Longtin, K. (2025). Communication for public advocacy and connection in nursing science: Why? How? and Who?. Nursing Outlook, 73(5), 102477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102477

Woods, C. C., Shanks, A. L., Messmore, N., & Longtin, K. (2025). Pressure and pain: A qualitative pilot study describing the complexity of unhoused women’s experiences with reproductive care. Women's Health Reports, 6(1), 1109-1118. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1177/26884844251387016

Kelly, C.M., Said, J.A.K., Bodo, C.O., Matilda, A., Wanyama, L.A, & Longtin, K. (2025). A qualitative study of perceived facilitators and barriers to adoption of continuous quality improvement in Western Kenya using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). BMC Health Services Research 25, 1577. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13699-1 

Dees, M. L., Carpenter, J. S., & Longtin, K. (2022). Communication between registered nurses and family members of intensive care unit patients. Critical Care Nurse, 42(6), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2022913

Longtin, K. & Imhausen-Slaughter, D. (2022). Communication skills education for medical students. In E. Ho, C. Bylund & J. van Weert (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Health Communication. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119678816.iehc0675

Hoffmann-Longtin, K., Kerr, A. M., Shaunfield, S., Koenig, C. J., Bylund, C. L., & Clayton, M. F. (2020). Fostering Interdisciplinary Boundary Spanning in Health Communication: A Call for a Paradigm Shift. Health Communication, 1-9.

Terregino, C. A., Copeland, H. L., Sarfaty, S. C., Lantz-Gefroh, V., & Hoffmann-Longtin, K. (2019). Development of an empathy and clarity rating scale to measure the effect of medical improv on end-of-first-year OCSE performance: a pilot study. Medical Education Online, 24(1), 1666537.

Hoffmann-Longtin, K., Rossing, J. P., & Weinstein, E. (2018). Twelve tips for using applied improvisation in medical education. Medical Teacher, 40(4), 351-356.

Palmer, M., Hoffmann-Longtin, K., Walvoord, E., Bogdewic, S. P., & Dankoski, M. E. (2015). A competency-based approach to recruiting, developing, and giving feedback to department chairs. Academic Medicine, 90(4), 425-430.

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